Bottom Line Up Front: You can never tell, not even the direct ask method is 100%.
Here are 3 different cases (actual experiences for me) to illustrate:

Case #1:
I asked a girl if she likes me. She said no. I was disappointed and walked off. Later that day, after school I get a text from her that says "Maybe". So I text her back asking her if she wants to go on a date and give it a try. She says yes. Date is successful, we continued dating for a few months. We broke up, or more accurately "drifted apart" when she moved to another country.

Case #2:
I asked a girl out on a date. She said yes. Date goes well, we end up making out pretty heavily, she's all over me and seems to really like me. We continue talking and texting for the next few days (we both work, so we couldn't really see each other during the weekday, our date was on the weekend). I am convinced we are now de facto dating. All of a sudden she stops replying to texts and returning calls. I figure she's busy and needs space. A week later, she sends a text that said (in summary) "I had fun on our date, but I'm really not that in to you."

Case #3:
Met a girl at a party hosted by a friend. We talk, flirt a little and exchange contact info. We become friends and hang out a few times, sometimes just the two of us and sometimes with other friends. The lease on my apartment expires and I wanted to move closer to work. She owns a house pretty close to my work and asks if I want to move in with her. I take that as a hint she likes me. After I move in, find out she is seeing someone... she had never mentioned having a boyfriend before and we had known each other for months before I moved in.

Conclusion: you will never know what goes on in the female mind, and therefore will never really know if girl likes you or not. There is no formula, there is no strategy, there is no victory. Even if all goes well, the grand prize in a relationship is marriage... and from watching my married friends, it isn't that appealing.

Bottom Line Up Front: You can never tell, not even the direct ask method is 100%.
Here are 3 different cases (actual experiences for me) to illustrate:

Case #1:
I asked a girl if she likes me. She said no. I was disappointed and walked off. Later that day, after school I get a text from her that says "Maybe". So I text her back asking her if she wants to go on a date and give it a try. She says yes. Date is successful, we continued dating for a few months. We broke up, or more accurately "drifted apart" when she moved to another country.

Case #2:
I asked a girl out on a date. She said yes. Date goes well, we end up making out pretty heavily, she's all over me and seems to really like me. We continue talking and texting for the next few days (we both work, so we couldn't really see each other during the weekday, our date was on the weekend). I am convinced we are now de facto dating. All of a sudden she stops replying to texts and returning calls. I figure she's busy and needs space. A week later, she sends a text that said (in summary) "I had fun on our date, but I'm really not that in to you."

Case #3:
Met a girl at a party hosted by a friend. We talk, flirt a little and exchange contact info. We become friends and hang out a few times, sometimes just the two of us and sometimes with other friends. The lease on my apartment expires and I wanted to move closer to work. She owns a house pretty close to my work and asks if I want to move in with her. I take that as a hint she likes me. After I move in, find out she is seeing someone... she had never mentioned having a boyfriend before and we had known each other for months before I moved in.

Conclusion: you will never know what goes on in the female mind, and therefore will never really know if girl likes you or not. There is no formula, there is no strategy, there is no victory. Even if all goes well, the grand prize in a relationship is marriage... and from watching my married friends, it isn't that appealing.

Good luck!

Case#1: Maybe the girl really did like you but said no because she knew she was moving to a different country and thought it would be easier that way.

Case#2: Girl is fickle and doesn't know what she wants. (My case half the time) Or she is just a huge tease.

Case#3: Girl is a dick who should have had the consideration to at least tell you she had a boyfriend before you freaking move in!!

I swear we aren't out to confuse guys on purpose, we just think way too much about things in our spare time and in turn over analyze things which lead to us not knowing if what we want is the right choice. And we are not all like Case#3.

Bottom Line Up Front: You can never tell, not even the direct ask method is 100%.
Here are 3 different cases (actual experiences for me) to illustrate:

Case #1:
I asked a girl if she likes me. She said no. I was disappointed and walked off. Later that day, after school I get a text from her that says "Maybe". So I text her back asking her if she wants to go on a date and give it a try. She says yes. Date is successful, we continued dating for a few months. We broke up, or more accurately "drifted apart" when she moved to another country.

Case #2:
I asked a girl out on a date. She said yes. Date goes well, we end up making out pretty heavily, she's all over me and seems to really like me. We continue talking and texting for the next few days (we both work, so we couldn't really see each other during the weekday, our date was on the weekend). I am convinced we are now de facto dating. All of a sudden she stops replying to texts and returning calls. I figure she's busy and needs space. A week later, she sends a text that said (in summary) "I had fun on our date, but I'm really not that in to you."

Case #3:
Met a girl at a party hosted by a friend. We talk, flirt a little and exchange contact info. We become friends and hang out a few times, sometimes just the two of us and sometimes with other friends. The lease on my apartment expires and I wanted to move closer to work. She owns a house pretty close to my work and asks if I want to move in with her. I take that as a hint she likes me. After I move in, find out she is seeing someone... she had never mentioned having a boyfriend before and we had known each other for months before I moved in.

Conclusion: you will never know what goes on in the female mind, and therefore will never really know if girl likes you or not. There is no formula, there is no strategy, there is no victory. Even if all goes well, the grand prize in a relationship is marriage... and from watching my married friends, it isn't that appealing.

Good luck!

Case#1: Maybe the girl really did like you but said no because she knew she was moving to a different country and thought it would be easier that way.

Case#2: Girl is fickle and doesn't know what she wants. (My case half the time) Or she is just a huge tease.

Case#3: Girl is a dick who should have had the consideration to at least tell you she had a boyfriend before you freaking move in!!

I swear we aren't out to confuse guys on purpose, we just think way too much about things in our spare time and in turn over analyze things which lead to us not knowing if what we want is the right choice. And we are not all like Case#3.

Haha, thanks for the explanation, but that proves my point, as a girl, it makes sense to you. For me, would never figure it out, not in a million.

Btw, I don't think girl in Case #3 is a dick, she is a bit of a bitch, but she's cool. I just think I was so thoroughly friend zoned by her that I may as well have been a girl she asked to moved in.

It's difficult to say. Some personality types will drop hints, examples have already been given in other posts so I won't waste space. Really everyone is different. I, for example, will completely ignore a guy I like and act indifferent because I'm awesome at social interaction.

The best way to find out for sure is to just ask her out. There may never be a hint or maybe she put you in the friendzone and didn't even think you thought of her that way